Prospect Tom Wilson has no middle option - it is either juniors or the Capitals

That is the future, though. The decision two months from now is if Wilson is ready to go or if he falls victim to the age limit.

“There’s the quid pro quo. [The junior leagues] get the two years until they’re 20, but we can take them if they’re ready,” McPhee said. “Could you say first-round picks should have the flexibility to go to Hershey? Maybe. But everything’s working pretty well as it is. Every once in awhile you just have one of these guys that’s sort of in between.”